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Northern Territory Weather

Current Warnings
 

Northern Territory Forecast

  • Tuesday Showers and storm widespread over the Top End. Hot-very hot throughout.

  • Wednesday Showers and storms across Top End and southeast. Very hot throughout.

  • Thursday Storms possible anywhere away from the northeast. Very hot statewide..

  • Friday Hot-very hot throughout. Showers and thunderstorms from NW to SE.

NT Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Sat 05/11 Sun 06/11 Mon 07/11

30.6°C

Centre Island
Hottest

42.4°C

McArthur River

44.2°C

Borroloola

43.0°C

Daly Waters

44.2°C

Borroloola

17.6°C

Uluru
Coldest

12.6°C

Arltunga

12.3°C

Arltunga
 

11.2°C

Arltunga

SE 37km/h

Kintore
Windiest

77km/h

Bradshaw

53km/h

Middle Point

59km/h

Alice Springs Ap
-
no rain last hr Wettest

43.0mm

Noonamah

64.2mm

Darwin River Dam
 

90.0mm

Delamere
Northern Territory's Records for November
Max Min Rain
Highest 46.1°C at
Rabbit Flat in 1990
Lowest 11.0°C at
Barrow Creek in 1981
Highest 32.0°C at
Borroloola in 1974
Lowest -1.0°C at
Bradshaw in 2014
Highest 344.2mm at
Elcho Island in 1970

Northern Territory Weather Forecasts

Station
(ungroup by district)
Forecast Min Max Chance of rain Rain amount Frost risk 9am 3pm
Wind RH Wind RH
°C °C km/h % km/h %
Possible thunderstorm
27 34 20% < 1mm Nil NW 17 74 WNW 27 61
Mostly sunny
26 40 20% < 1mm Nil NNW 19 57 NW 12 25
Mostly sunny
25 34 10% < 1mm Nil N 11 64 NE 17 57
Possible thunderstorm
25 38 10% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Mostly sunny
27 41 5% < 1mm Nil N 32 34 NNW 15 10
Mostly sunny
19 36 5% < 1mm Nil SSE 19 33 S 8 17
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Weather News

Psychology and cyclones: Why we don't prepare, and what we can learn from other cultures

17:41 EDT

After a weekend of wild weather and with the cyclone season upon us, it is a good time to ask â?? why do we fail to prepare for the worst? Psychologist and disaster researcher Douglas Paton came to the Top End chasing storms and the answer to that question.

NSW fire update

16:35 EDT

Almost 50 fires are bringing across New South Wales this afternoon according to the state's Rural Fire Service.

West Australian grain crop downgraded 18 per cent thanks to frost damage

13:18 EDT

Western Australia's total grain harvest has again been downgraded, with the Grains Industry Association of WA wiping 1.5 million tonnes from expected yields.